withstood

Example Sentences

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He withstood even louder vitriol to grab a crucial half against a spirited DeChambeau fightback in the Bethpage Bearpit at last year's Ryder Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

CCLFX, for example, was the only one of its peers “to have withstood the Covid market downturn in 2020.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

These momentous shifts partly explain how the U.S. economy easily withstood a surge in oil prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

They withstood snowstorms in Livigno, cheered the debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio and held their breath while multiple skiers got airlifted off the downhill course in Cortina.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

By the lower river where the wagon came were washing pools, with water all year flowing in limpid spillways that no grime withstood.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer